• Letter from the CEO: Let’s Talk About the Vaccine and Filler Issue

    January 5, 2021

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)As many of us return to work in medical aesthetics [...]

  • COVID-19 Relief Package Passes Congress

    December 22, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe COVID-19 relief bill we discussed yesterday on AmSpa Now was passed late [...]

  • Agreement Reached on COVID-19 Stimulus Package

    December 21, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationOver the weekend, congressional leaders announced that they had agreed on a new [...]

  • Cal/OSHA Releases Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Standards

    December 21, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationEarlier this month, the California Occupational Safety and Health Division (Cal/OSHA) adopted an [...]

  • The Most Downloaded AmSpa Webinars of 2020

    December 18, 2020

    In the future, we'll probably always remember 2020 as the year video conferencing entered our lives in a major way. Similarly, we'll [...]

  • What Does the Jeuveau Ruling Mean for Evolus?

    December 18, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationOn Wednesday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) upheld a ruling that stated [...]

  • How to Create a Mutually Beneficial Medical Director Contract

    December 17, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationAn employment agreement between a medical spa and a medical director must benefit [...]

  • The Most Informative AmSpa Now Posts of 2020

    December 15, 2020

    If you're like most people, you can't wait to toss that 2020 calendar into the trash and look to 2021 for a [...]

  • There Is More to PRP Than Price

    December 11, 2020

    By Crown AestheticsWhen platelet-rich plasma (PRP) first came to the private market, there were only a handful of companies that developed this [...]

  • Spotting the Red Flags in Today’s Health Care Regulatory Environment

    December 9, 2020

    By Jay Reyero, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoAnyone who has been in the health care industry understands the complexity of compliance. The health care [...]

  • Protective Covenants: Safeguarding Your Secret Sauce

    December 4, 2020

    By James M. Stanford, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoWhat is a protective covenant? In general, it is a legal provision in an agreement or [...]

  • HR 2021: A Preview of What’s to Come for Your Medical Spa

    December 2, 2020

    By CEDR HR SolutionsThis year has been a challenge, to put it lightly.The coronavirus pandemic caught us all by surprise and forced [...]